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"£10 million for sustainable transport initiatives"

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  1. chdot
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    - announced today for spending in Scotland, in the current financial year, as part of "£76 million is to be invested in colleges, affordable housing, transport and renewable energy infrastructure projects" - "supporting economic recovery".

    http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2010/04/14162059

    It would be nice to think that Edinburgh will be getting about £1m (on a population basis). It would be nice to think it was mostly going on cycling (but it won't be!). The Scottish Government's definition is, understandably, wide.

    "Sustainable Transport includes walking, cycling, public transport, car clubs, car sharing, eco-driving and low carbon vehicles. The purpose of promoting more sustainable transport is to minimise any negative environmental and social impacts of travel, whilst maintaining an efficient and effective transport system that supports sustainable economic growth. Increased proportions of sustainable transport will reduce transport emissions that contribute to local pollution problems and climate change. Increasing the numbers of people walking and cycling is also critical to improving the population's health."

    http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Transport/sustainable-transport

    Posted 14 years ago #

  2. Kim
    Member

    They'll have some money for secure cycle parking then, well I can hope.

    Posted 14 years ago #

  3. wee folding bike
    Member

    I'd be happy if current laws were enforced.

    Having said that the memsahib thinks I may have driven the car through a red light in Morningside on Monday. It was at a big junction where I stopped to allow an oncoming cyclist to perform a right turn in front of me and by the time I was moving again the lights might have changed. She didn't tell me about it until 100 yds down the street.

    Why did we use the car for going to Edinburgh? Well I checked the train and it would have been more than £70 for 5 of us. I did have a bike in the roof box in case we couldn't get parked in Chambers St.

    Posted 14 years ago #

  4. Dave
    Member

    I went through a red light on Leith Walk yesterday, quite blatantly I'm afraid!

    It was the junction with Montgomery St / Annandale St, and I had just filtered to the front of the queue to the ASL when I saw a red light turn green in front of me. With yesterday's low sun I was already squinting and didn't realise it was part of the light sequence for the traffic coming up Annandale St.

    I cycled across wondering why the queue wasn't following me, and only realised what had happened when I saw the cross traffic in my mirror. Lucky I wasn't squashed!

    As a general rule I have small time for people who complain they were blinded by the sun, so it is uncomfortable to have been in that situation myself, and made the wrong choice!

    Posted 14 years ago #

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